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ArticleOncoTargets and therapy2015

Assessing the potential value of long interspersed element-1 hypomethylation in colorectal cancer: evidence from retrospective studies.

Jie-Ting Tang, Zhen-Hua Wang, Jing-Yuan Fang

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Article in OncoTargets and therapy, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Jie-Ting TangDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China ; Shanghai Institute of Digestive Disease, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
Zhen-Hua WangDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China ; Shanghai Institute of Digestive Disease, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
Jing-Yuan FangDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China ; Shanghai Institute of Digestive Disease, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.

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BACKGROUND AND

aimsLong interspersed element-1 (LINE-1) hypomethylation may play an important role in colorectal cancer (CRC). Studies were identified that investigated LINE-1 methylation levels in CRC compared with normal controls.

methodsThe random-effects model was used to estimate standardized mean difference with 95% confidence intervals according to the heterogeneity between the studies. We explored the relationship between LINE-1 hypomethylation and microsatellite instability (MSI) status, clinical features, and molecular features in CRC patients using a fixed-effects model.

resultsA total of 7396 CRC patients were included in the meta-analysis. LINE-1 methylation was significantly lower in CRC patients than in controls (P=0.000). Mean LINE-1 methylation was significantly lower in non-MSI-high than in MSI-high tumors (P=0.000). LINE-1 hypomethylation was found more frequently in patients with a family history compared with those without family history (P=0.002). Patients with left colon cancer had lower LINE-1 methylation than those with right colon cancer (P=0.001). LINE-1 methylation was not associated with body mass index or patient sex. LINE-1 hypomethylation was found in p21 lost tumors (P=0.000). LINE-1 methylation levels were not associated with KRAS or PIK3CA-mutation status.

conclusionLINE-1 hypomethylation is a potential biomarker for risk of CRC and associated with various clinical and molecular features of CRC.

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colorectal cancerhypomethylationLINE-1MSI

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PMCPMC4640227

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